26/II. 02.

I am sending you, my dear mother, Nadya's letter*. I received your and Manya's letters of 31 January. Thank you to Mitya for taking all the trouble of sending the books.

Anya also wrote to me about Mark's plans. Well, I think that now Harbin is not quite so extraordinarily far away, and it will soon be even closer: when the railroad to it is completed. And probably Mark won't have to stay there for very long either. And if he can't find work anywhere else, then having no work at all is worse. My warmest greetings to him from all of us and the wish that he return soon from his distant travels.

E. V. is now well. She sends you her warmest regards, and also to Manya and Mitya and Mark. She is preparing to leave for Russia soon: I don't know if she will manage it, but she is speaking about it seriously.

I thank Manya once again for the books: I received everything. We already have (by chance) the 5th volume of Gorky. Let him convey my warmest greetings to the resident of the "neighboring homestead"**; I am very glad that an old acquaintance was found, with whom we used to spend many fine evenings. I hope to write him a detailed letter soon.

* The letter has not been preserved. Ed.

** This refers to A. A. Preobrazhenskii. Ed.

Regarding your group*, I also wrote already in my previous letter that it pleased me very much.

I embrace you warmly, my dear, and wish you health.

Your V. U.

in the journal

Sent from Munich to Samara

First published in 1929

"Proletarskaya Revolyutsiya" No. 11

Printed from the manuscript